"The chords begin and immediately the lyrics draw you into the first song." SouthCoast247.com, 2/13/07

"Schweber's working man lyrics, the band's Jersey home and their old school rock 'n' roll sound might draw comparisons to early Springsteen, but the more apt comparison would be to New York punk-fueled roots rockers, the Del-Lords and the Hangdogs. Comparisons aside, the New Heathens' impressive first release is a powerful, memorable effort." All Music Guide, 1/26/07

"Like the Faces if Rod Stewart sang all of Ronnie Lane's songs, the New Heathens give rootsy rock & roll a good kick in the tuchis without dumbing it down." High Bias Blog, 1/9/07

"Non si può rimanere indifferenti davanti a questo album di debutto dei newyorkesi New Heathens, roots rock a catinelle, vere e proprie vergate d'energia che lasciano il segno sulla pelle, flashback sessantotteschi e adrenalina che scorre a litri." Backstreets (Italian), 12/6/06

"Anyone who claims that roots rock is dying hasn't heard the New Heathens. ... The quintet's rock is pure and genuine, the type of music you can't help but turn up until the windows start to rattle." MarkedMagazine.com, 12/1/06

"Schweber's lyrics are introspective and well thought out.....The guitar work on the album sounds remarkably like Keith Richards would have sounded during a sober moment in his twenties, if he had one." GoodTimesMag.com, 11/21/06

"Superior Slice of American Roots Rock. The writing and execution of their songs raise this album above the parapet until its crying out for a major label release..." Americana UK, 10/30/06

"Apart from some obligatory political content, the other thing that most albums I've reviewed here have in common is they're mostly by singer-songwriters. This is primarily because their songs are generally more lyric-driven than ones by bands..." Buzzflash.com, 10/30/06

"The New Heathens' Heathens Like Us is one of those from-out-of-nowhere (or, in this case, New York City) treats that makes it possible to keep the faith. They do some city-street-level reporting a la Marah's Kids in Philly, but they can also go heartland on you. The album's opener sounds like "Maggie May" done NYC roots-rock style, and things close with a cover of Keith Christopher's "For Cryin' Out Loud." Alleys and endless highways, early Rod and the Yayhoos--how can you go wrong?" INDY Raleigh, 8/30/06

"The New York City-based New Heathens have members from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana and the Empire State. Their gritty heartland-meets-Southern rock seems to reflect this spread, touching on a variety of rootsy elements that suggest they've been around. Their sound is a little trashy and brash with a straight-ahead feel, but with just enough energetic recklessness to move you along. The guiding force behind the band is working journalist and songwriter Nate Schweber, whose almost-journalistic stories carry the songs. The hooks within those stories accent each song with a catchy sing-a-long that recalls similar numbers from The Georgia Satellites or Drive-By Truckers. One track sounds like neither, the dark and moody tribute to Hunter S. Thompson, "Doomed Generation." And certainly their closing set cover sounds like the faithful rendition that it is, "For Cryin' Out Loud" by The Yayhoos." Miles of Music, 8/21/06

"The New Heathens are a NYC based roots rock band making a splash on the east coast Americana scene, and they're one to watch...." Michael Meehan, Freight Train Boogie, 7/06. See four star review on FreightTrainBoogie.com!

"Heathens Like Me is a devilishly good debut, one with enough sustenance to satisfy Big Sky locals even if it does arrive via the Big Apple." Skylar Browning, Missoula News, 7/23/06. Click here for full article.

"Have you ever poured gasoline across a desolate mountain highway and then taken a match to it, creating a so called wall of fire?" Emily Donahoe, HelenaIR.com, 6/28/06. Read full article.

"'Heathens Like Me'...shows a lot of promise, a lot of heart, and knocks at least one song completely out of the park." Bob Wire, NewWest.net, 6/22/06. Read the article!

"...Track No. 8 is a touching tribute to teenage debauchery in the biggest state in Nate's heart: Montana." Courtney Lowery, NewWest.net, 6/18/06. Click here for full article!

"Of all the WE Fest artists I've heard for the first time, while studiously researching this article, The New Heathens might be my favorite. They come across as being a loose, fun band, but their music is tight and lyrics well-written. We get straight rock with a southern feel from this NYC band, a task at which most NYC bands would likely fail miserably. Their new album, Heathens Like Me, is a complete package that could easily sell a few hundred-thousand, should the band take the major label plunge. Here's hoping they don't, because The New Heathens don't need any A&R folks messing up their good things." Encore (Wilmington, NC), 5/26/06

"Local root rockers the New Heathens make the best with keeping their music focused, but simple. They sound familiar at first listen, some Bruce, then a bit of Graham Parker and the Rumour creep in. You're getting jangle in your guitar and smarts in your lyrics, but that's why you love bands like this in the first place, right?" Village Voice, 5/9/06

"(The New Heathens) rocked my socks off this summer, singing about Paterson, NJ, Hunter S. Thompson and the West, but if you don't believe me, check out their profile on MySpace for a listen." Chris Heaney, muscularheart.blogspot.com, November 2005. Read the full post.

"Hot Nelly, it's not often I hear something that sizzles my eardrums quite like Heathens Like Me the first album by New York City roots-rock upstarts the New Heathens. If it ain't a classic, and it is compared to the crap that comes invading through my car stereo every time I drive my Chevy to the levee, then it's sure as hell a tremendous harbinger of great things to come for these five dudes." Bill James-Woods, www.billjameswoods.com/music, October 2005. Click here for full article.

"Ragged but right, that's what these guys sound like," Tornandfrayed.com, 8/15/05

"...It wasn't until the band performed its ballad "When She's Wasted," featuring the refrain "She hates me when she's sober/But she loves me when she's wasted," that the crowd took to its feet and gave, appropriately, a rebel yell." Peyton Manning, rockreviews.blogspot.com, August 2005. Read the article.

"...The New Heathens are one of New York's newest bands to throw its hat into the roots rock ring. The band's sound is defined by the guitar interplay between (Domenick) Tiziano and Butch Phelps, the group's second six- string slinger. What sets the New Heathens apart is an emphasis on detail and storytelling in songs, which touch on themes ranging from UFO sightings to criminal justice system failures in rural America." Avi Jones, newyorkrock.blogspot.com, July 2005. Click here for full article.

"The New Heathens' songs take you from a woman leaving an abusive relationship to an old timer mourning what's become of Paterson, New Jersey. From Montana teenagers playing pyro pranks to booze-soaked lovers to the Christian right, the New Heathens play gutsy rock n' roll with a literary heart, a wink and a 'one-two-three-four-here-we-go' attitude," suckstobeyou.net, 7/23/05

"Three chords and a-nod's-as-good-as-a-wink, if you understand what I mean," Felix Flash, firecrackerwire.org, 7/1/05

"Thank god there's a band of rockers writing singable melodies and intelligent lyrics instead of whining about their broken hearts over straight eighth notes in an effort to impress Wynona Ryder and Drew Barrymore," TakeTheRide.net, 6/24/05

"Balls to Joe Levy, music editor of Rolling Stone, and his proclamation this year that roots-rock is a dying genre. The New Heathens prove that not only is roots-rock alive, it's dancing a three-way jitterbug with satire and love," Meatgrinder.org, June 2005